Recommend a game boy style handheld game

My 6 year old will soon fly on an airplane alone, and I want to buy a
electronic game for him that will keep him busy for much of that time
(4 hours). Kind of like game boy. I have no idea what is hot right
now, but I know that I do not want to end up paying a lot for game
cartridges. The best would be some sort of open source type device,
but if not, at least something that is not a ripoff.

Thanks

i

Ninetindo Ds is a hand-held game. It runs about $130.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

"Ignoramus18452" wrote in message
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My 6 year old will soon fly on an airplane alone, and I want to buy a
electronic game for him that will keep him busy for much of that time
(4 hours). Kind of like game boy. I have no idea what is hot right
now, but I know that I do not want to end up paying a lot for game
cartridges. The best would be some sort of open source type device,
but if not, at least something that is not a ripoff.

Thanks

i

Ignoramus18452 wrote:
My 6 year old will soon fly on an airplane alone, and I want to buy a
electronic game for him that will keep him busy for much of that time
(4 hours). Kind of like game boy. I have no idea what is hot right
now, but I know that I do not want to end up paying a lot for game
cartridges. The best would be some sort of open source type device,
but if not, at least something that is not a ripoff.

In the UK, you can get second-hand games relatiely cheaply for the
different hand-held consoles. Shops that sell new games also sell
"pre-owned" games for a fraction of the price.

--
Penny Gaines
UK mum to three

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:17:59 -0600, Ignoramus18452
wrote:
My 6 year old will soon fly on an airplane alone, and I want to buy a
electronic game for him that will keep him busy for much of that time
(4 hours). Kind of like game boy. I have no idea what is hot right
now, but I know that I do not want to end up paying a lot for game
cartridges. The best would be some sort of open source type device,
but if not, at least something that is not a ripoff.

My kids have a Nintendo DS and it's simple enough that my then-4 year
old could play some of the games. It was $130 when I bought it, and
the games were between $20-30. You can also buy used games cheaper at
certain stores(I think the one I get used ones from is GameStop, but I
could be wrong). It has a screen you use a stylus to control things
and also has the button controls like gameboys have. There's a game my
youngest especially likes called Nintendogs. You can get a puppy and
feed and play with it, and teach it tricks and enter dog shows.
Marie

Thanks to all. I bought a Nintendo DS at Amazon. I am sure that it
will work well.

i

Ignoramus18452 wrote:
Thanks to all. I bought a Nintendo DS at Amazon. I am sure that it
will work well.

Just watch him with it. I wouldn't say they're delicate,
but they will not withstand rough-and-tumble play.

Best wishes,
Ericka

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
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Ignoramus18452 wrote:
Thanks to all. I bought a Nintendo DS at Amazon. I am sure that it
will work well.

Just watch him with it. I wouldn't say they're delicate,
but they will not withstand rough-and-tumble play.


And be responsible for it - a six-year-old will likely misplace it.

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:28:02 GMT, "deja.blues"
wrote:

And be responsible for it - a six-year-old will likely misplace it.

Our biggest problem has been the kids losing the stylus and the
charger.
Marie